Cenk Uygur
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More Details About Brett Favre's Role in Welfare Scandal
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8:48Now PlayingTens of millions of dollars from Mississippi's welfare fund were funneled to wellconnected wealthy people in the state. Ana Kasparian discusses on The Young Turks. Watch TYT LIVE on weekdays 68 pm ET.
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"In Mississippi, where elected officials have a long history of praising self-sufficiency and condemning federal antipoverty programs, a welfare scandal has exposed how millions of dollars were diverted to the rich and powerful — including pro athletes — instead of helping some of the neediest people in the nation.
The misuse of welfare money rankles Nsombi Lambright-Haynes, executive director of One Voice, a nonprofit that works to help economically vulnerable communities in Mississippi.
“It’s shameful and disgusting, especially when we’ve been a state where we hear discussion every year about poor people not needing resources and poor people being lazy and just needing to get up to work,” she said."
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